Salt is common pantry staple these days, but hundreds of years ago it was a valuable and often rare commodity that people traded for other goods.

The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

During the pre- and colonial era, the Sea People were not passive victims but active naval forces – strengthening and defending local monarchies (sultanates and kingdoms) in the Sulu Archipelago, ...

Experts reveal that merchants brought domestic cats to China via the Silk Road, supported by new DNA research on ancient cat ...

India's medieval period was characterised by "maritime neglect" which happened due to historical circumstances and as a result its naval prowess began to fade, exacting a "huge toll", former president ...

India’s medieval period was characterised by “maritime neglect” which happened due to historical circumstances and as a result its naval prowess began to fade, exacting a “huge toll”, former president ...

Former President Ram Nath Kovind highlights India's once thriving maritime heritage, lost during the medieval 'maritime dark age'. Speaking at the National Maritime Foundation lecture, Kovind ...

A trove of "ancient treasures" was recently found in a third-century shipwreck near Greece. Not only did this trove include ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gifted Dokra artwork - musicians with studded stonework to French President Emmanuel Macron. Dokra art, a revered metal-casting tradition from Chhattisgarh, showcases ...

Emerging threats in maritime waters have posed significant challenges to the land-locked as well as littoral states such as ...

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